Qld Government won't sell-off all public housing

The Queensland Government says it will not be selling all public housing, as recommended in the Costello audit report.

The State Government says it is aiming to outsource the management of public and social housing services by 2020.

It says small amounts of public housing could also be transferred to other organisations, as part of larger social developments.

Housing Minister Tim Mander says some will be given away or sold and all tenancy management services will be outsourced.

He says the State Government will only transfer public housing titles as part of a larger social development, or in special cases.

"There will be some selective, small transfer of stock on a case-by-case basis when that will have a net benefit to the state and to public housing tenants, but that definitely won't be the norm," he said.

"In the main, there is no reason to transfer the title of the stock because we'll still get the benefits we're looking for from the transfer of management.